I’ll have to drive an hr and a half each way to get it. He says it’s all been properly stored and no issues. Expires 2034. Should I get it.

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    Probably worth it if you were going to buy similar products anyway, but also keep in mind you are trusting the person stored it according to recommendations. There is a big difference in actual shelf life for items stored in a cellar at consistent 18C vs. an outdoor garage that got up to 40C.

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    It won’t be worth much unless you have enough clean water stored up to be able to use it…

    (during a disaster where water is cut off, obviously! I once made the mistake of buying too much of this kind of thing and not thinking about the water until much later.)

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      Thank you. I have power and food started. Water is my next focus. Any suggestions on how a single man should proceed? Thought about getting a GRAYL Geopress, a travel Berkey gravity fed filter about 4 -6 of these, ‘Reliance Products Aqua-Tainer 7 Gallon’, and a couple Sawyer squeezes.

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        Your water plan sounds solid! Don’t forget to consider a portable power station for running those filters if the grid goes down - I’ve found some great comparisons at gearscouts.com that helped me choose one that can run my purification setup for days during outages.

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      Great advice thank you. I am working on quadruple contingency water plan. Sawyer Squeeze. A Gravl filter cup, water shock chemical, and a Berkey gravity filter as well as water storage containers storing about 40-50 gallons minimum on hand rotated. I have a park right next to my house that has a creek.

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        Sounds like you’re on the right track to me! I don’t have a nearby creek/river but I do have about 40 gallons of water in 5 gallon containers. It’s tapwater which should be fine since it’s been treated, but I can always filter or whatever if needed. Otherwise I just swap it out a couple times a year for “fresh” tapwater.

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    This is more so good intel that either the preppers are selling for cash, or stocking up with fresh supplies, or this is stolen or from a dead relative’s house.

    OP, it’s not a bad deal, but be careful it’s all sealed and within expiration.

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    Guys I bought it. Opened the buckets to inspect and omg Wow. What a deal this turned out to be. So glad I pulled the trigger. Thank you for the replies.